Portland: Antifa Lawyer Makes Threatens Jury, Court Rules Antifa ‘Not Guilty’ in Andy Ngo Trial

Journalist Andy Ngo was attacked by Antifa multiple times between 2019 and 2021. Video footage showed several black-clad, masked assailants kick, punch and hurl objects at Ngo leaving him with a serious brain injury that required hospitalization. The Post Millennial’s Katie Daviscourt reported that Michelle Burrows, the lawyer for the Antifa defendants, told members of the jury she identified as “Antifa” and that she would “remember each one of their faces.” The jury returned a ‘Not Guilty’ verdict despite substantial evidence produced at trial. Critics are concerned that attorney Burrows’ comment may have influenced or intimidated the jury. In addition, some critics took the trial’s outcome as a sign that there are no repercussions for attacking journalists who expose Antifa and that Oregon’s judicial system is corrupt.

After the trial, journalist Daviscourt’s vehicle windows were shattered, items were stolen, and her personal identification documents were taken.

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Summary by JW Williams

Journalist Andy Ngo was attacked by Antifa in 2019 and again in June 2021; video footage shows several black-clad, masked assailants kick, punch and hurl objects at Ngo leaving him with a serious brain injury that required hospitalization.

On May 28, 2021, Ngo attended a gathering downtown at Chapman Square, where activists were commemorating the first anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Ngo attempted to blend in with the antifascist crowd, to gain access for filming and reporting. He showed up in black bloc attire, with goggles and a Black Lives Matter flag. At some point, Ngo was recognized and called out. He was then chased by a group of people and punched, kicked, and beaten until he eventually got away from the violent crowd.

The jury found the Antifa defendants ‘Not Guilty’ despite substantial evidence produced at trial. Critics took the trial’s outcome as a sign that there are no repercussions for attacking journalists who expose Antifa and that Oregon’s judicial system is corrupt.

Immediately following the jury’s verdict, Ngo’s legal team moved to have the verdict dismissed, on the grounds that defendant John Hacker acknowledged his 2019 interaction with Ngo and apologized for it, but the judge didn’t allow it.

It’s unclear whether the judge will order Ngo to pay the legal fees of the defendants he tried to sue.

The Post Millennial’s Katie Daviscourt, the only reporter allowed to observe the proceedings, reported that Michelle Burrows, the lawyer for the Antifa defendants, told members of the jury she identified as “Antifa” and that she would “remember each one of their faces”; critics say the lawyer intended to intimidate the jury. Jurors were reported to be concerned about being doxxed/ having their identities revealed. Attorney Burrows said that she would retire after this case.

After the trial, journalist Daviscourt’s vehicle was vandalized, multiple windows were broken, items were stolen, and personal identification documents were taken.

Sources:

BizPacReview:       https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/08/09/shock-verdict-finds-antifa-goons-not-liable-in-andy-ngo-attack-attorney-declares-i-am-antifa-1385206/

NewsWars:      https://www.newswars.com/wild-court-rules-antifa-terrorists-not-guilty-in-andy-ngo-trial-activist-lawyer-declares-i-am-antifa-tells-jury-she-will-remember-each-one-of-their-faces/

Gateway Pundit:         https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/08/i-am-antifa-portland-defense-attorney-declares-solidarity/

Portland Mercury:        https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2023/08/09/46651345/jury-rules-against-andy-ngo-in-activist-lawsuit

Post Millennial:         https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1686610918443294720

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Top Japanese Diplomat Violently Assaulted in Portland in Anti-Asian Attack

The top Japanese diplomat in Oregon was the target of an unprovoked attack last month in downtown Portland, according to court records. Yoshioka Yuzo, the Consul General for Portland’s Consular Office of Japan, was walking when a homeless woman violently pushed him to the ground that caused profuse bleeding to his head. Yuzo’s attacker was identified as Arissa Robinson, a 23-year old woman who has a history of assaulting Asians, according to court documents.

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A top Japanese diplomat was violently assaulted in Portland by a black homeless woman in an anti-Asian attack.

Yoshioka Yuzo, the Consul General for Portland’s Consular Office of Japan, was walking near Southwest Park Avenue and Oak Street when he was violently shoved to the ground by a homeless woman.

The assault, which took place on June 17, was revealed in newly released court documents.

According to KGW, Yoshioka Yuzo was bleeding profusely from his head and was transported to a hospital.

Yuzo’s attacker, identified as Arissa Robinson, has a history of assaulting Asians according to court documents.

In August 2022 Robinson repeatedly punched a 76-year-old Asian man before putting him in a chokehold.

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Antifa Camp Out on Land Owned by City of Portland

Portland: Two weeks ago, a YouTube channel, Never Alone With Christ, exposed Antifa’s lair, which is a tent city in a parking lot on or next to 1351 SE Water Avenue, which is reported to be owned by the city of Portland. It appears that the camp extends towards the river onto a lot owned by the Oregon Department of Transportation. The camp is orderly and has at least four portable toilets. It was supposedly set up for homeless people but has been used as a convenience for rioters. In the video, the camera operator says that used drug needles were scattered over the ground inside the encampment, and he noticed Camillo Massagi, aka “Trumpet Man”, who is a fixture at Portland riots with an extensive arrest record. Antifa members travel between cities for protest activity and coordinate on social media. In Kenosha, Wisconsin, half of the people arrested during the riots did not live there.-GEG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE_3LDvWcbY

A videographer claims to have discovered an “Antifa War Camp” in Portland. A user called Never alone with Christ posted full length video of the camp which spread across social media, saying that the “war encampment” had been located.

During the recording the videographer notices Camillo Massagi aka “Trumpet Man” who is a fixture at Portland riots and has an extensive arrest record.

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Portland: Two Sheriffs Refuse Governor of Oregon’s Call to Send Deputies to Be Attacked by Rioters

Portland: After a member of Antifa allegedly murdered Aaron Danielson by shooting him in the back because he was wearing a Patriot Prayer hat, the Democrat governor of Oregon, Kate Brown, blamed the violence that has lasted over three months on “armed white supremacists” while accepting no responsibility for allowing the riots night after night.

Governor Brown has rejected President Trumps offer to send in the National Guard and instead revealed a plan for local sheriffs to provide personnel and resources to help the Portland Police Bureau. Clackamas County and Washington County sheriffs rejected her request, due to the lack of political support for police, and anti-law-enforcement courts all of which presents too much risk to their officers. The Gresham Police Department joined them in refusing Governor Brown’s request. -GEG

The Gresham Police Department on Tuesday joined the sheriffs in Washington and Clackamas counties and said they will not send officers to Portland to help respond to the nightly protests, some of which have turned violent.

Surrounding local law enforcement agencies were called upon by Gov. Kate Brown to support the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) with personnel and resources. It was part of a unified law enforcement plan the governor laid out Sunday night with hopes of ending the violence in Portland while also protecting the free speech of demonstrators.

Brown announced her plan the night after a 39-year-old man was shot and killed in downtown Portland near protests. No arrests have been made in connection to the shooting and Portland police say it’s unknown if the incident was politically motivated. The shooting followed a car rally in support of President Donald Trump.

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Portland: A Man from Patriot Prayer that Supports Trump Was Shot to Death

Portland: An estimated 2,500 people attended a “Trump cruise rally” outside the city, and then some cars re-routed and traveled through downtown Portland where they engaged in conflicts with BLM and Antifa, exchanging pepper spray and projectile volleys. It ended in violence when a man wearing a hat with the Patriot Prayer insignia was shot to death. The name of the victim is Aaron Danielson, aka Jay Bishop. While police have yet to identify the shooter, internet sleuths at 4Chan, the anonymous message board, found video that they claim identifies the shooter is Michael Reinoehl of Portland, a professional snowboarder and contractor. He was previously featured on a Bloomberg promo for the riots where he described himself as part of the rioter’s security apparatus. Law enforcement reportedly made little or no attempt to keep the groups apart.

Black Lives Matter celebrated when one of their leaders said, “Everybody, I just got word. The person who died was a Patriot Prayer person. He was a f***ing Nazi. Our community held its own and took out the trash.” Rioters also surrounded and assaulted Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson who was able to escape unharmed.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, who is also the city’s Police Commissioner, blamed Trump for the violence, because he previously brought in federal troops. Wheeler, like the mayors in other Democrat cities experiencing riots, has deliberately allowed the violence and vandalism by directing police to stand down.

US President Donald Trump extended his condolences following the shooting death of a man in Portland, tentatively identified as a member of the right-wing Patriot Prayer group. Police have yet to confirm his identity.

“Rest in Peace Jay,” Trump wrote on Sunday evening, retweeting a post by Amy Kremer, co-founder and co-chair of Women for Trump, identifying the man who was shot and killed in Portland on Saturday amid skirmishes between Black Lives Matter protesters and Trump supporters as ‘Jay Bishop’.

Earlier on Sunday, the founder of Patriot Prayer, whose members can frequently be spotted at pro-Trump rallies, confirmed that the man was “a good friend and a supporter of Patriot Prayer.”

Neither the group nor police have confirmed the identity of the man.

However, reports on social media have been circulating, alleging the victim was also a supporter of Blue Lives Matter, a movement in support of law enforcement.

While Kremer’s post blamed “Antifa,” a loosely organized self-avowed anti-fascist group, for the man’s death, police have not charged anyone with the shooting, with a suspect still believed to be at large.

The Patriot Prayer activist was shot on Saturday evening as clashes between Black Lives Matter protesters and pro-Trump supporters erupted in downtown Portland after around 600 cars rolled into the city as part of the ‘Trump Caravan’.

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Additional source:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/08/4chan-users-appear-identified-portland-rioter-shot-killed-trump-supporter/




Antifa Stalks Owner Of Truck They Destroyed and Vandalize His Home. Driver Could Face Charges For Self Defense.


Portland Antifa and Black Lives Matter mercenaries attacked a truck driver, Jordan Hollingsworth, on August 5th. A video showed them blocking his vehicle, slashing his tires, breaking the windshield, and even throwing a motorcycle in front of him to make him stop. He dragged the motorcycle for 12 blocks and was chased by the militants until his truck would no longer run. He eventually got out of his truck and confronted the gang while holding a gun. The mob then stole paperwork from his vehicle with his address. Now they are harassing him at his home by breaking his windows and sending death threats. Now we hear that Hollingsworth may face criminal charges for defending himself. -GEG

On 5 August, Nationalist Review reported that the driver of a pickup truck was attacked by Portland rioters who, while entirely unprovoked, smashed his windows, slashed his tires, threatened him, wedged a bike beneath his undercarriage, and followed him on his retreat to his home after finding his address on documents he abandoned in his destroyed vehicle. At no point was the driver any threat to those engaging in the violent antics of that evening. But still, their attack against him didn’t satisfy their desire for destruction.

After removing documents from his car that had his home address, they decided to continue their harassment campaign against him. Since then, they’ve returned to his house night, after night, after night.

But first, in case you missed our initial report, here’s just one video taken that evening:

That wasn’t enough for them.

Days later, those antifa agitators returned to his home, dumped a massive amount of tree logs on his driveway, smashed the windows of his home, made death threats, and, by totaling his truck, have possibly ruined the livelihood of an honest-working, self-employed man. Now, his family is seeking help from the community of true Americans who support one another in a time of need.

Jordan Hollingsworth was attempting to get home late in the evening when his car approached an unexpected riot. He slowed his vehicle to halt and was immediately set upon by rioters. They pounded on his vehicle, smashed his passenger-side window, attempted to barricade him in using a motorbike, and finally smashed the windshield of his car. At that point, fearing for his life, Hollingsworth fled, dragging the motorcycle beneath his car for 12 blocks before his car ceased running and he was forced to finish his retreat home on foot.

A bit later, Hollingsworth approached the rioters, armed with a gun for his own protection, to explain his views on Black Lives Matter, the situation that had just unfolded, and how he feels about everything taking place in his city:

“I don’t wanna run nobody over, y’all started throwing s*** at my motherfin’ truck. Y’all are stupid man, f***in’ dumb, idiot protesters. You think you’re doing good, but you’re doing bad. I love black people. The s*** you’re doing up there? It’s stupid. You started piling s*** on my motherf***in’ truck for no reason.”

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Portland Rioters Harass Elderly Women. Antifa and BLM Invade the Suburbs.

Saturday night Portland Police precipitated a riot as Antifa broke into a union hall and started a fire. Later in the night, Antifa-BLM militants roved into residential neighborhoods in Portland, chanting “Black Lives Matter” and then threatened to burn an apartment house down when a tenant said they needed to sleep.

Last Thursday, two women in their seventies were attacked by Antifa mercenaries Thursday night as they tried to defend the East Precinct of the Portland Bureau of Police. One of the women, a 73-year-old who uses a walker, was blocked and harassed when she tried to use her fire extinguisher to put out a fire in a trash barrel. She had made a BLM sign to show her support for the group but discovered the hard way that she was dealing with people who had the destruction of America as their goal, not racial justice. The other woman had blue paint dumped on her as she tried to reason with the mob. -GEG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzwjK-sXg-k

On the second night in a row of vandalism and protests outside the Portland Police Bureau’s East Precinct, two neighbors—both in their 70s—stood up against protesters responsible for the destruction.

“Wednesday night they broke windows, it was a real mess,” said 73-year-old Penny.

By Thursday, Penny had had enough. As protesters lit a fire outside East Precinct, Penny grabbed her fire extinguisher, her homemade Black Lives Matter sign, and with the help of her walker, made her way to the precinct to put out the flames.

“I’m very, very pro-Black Lives Matter,” said Penny. “But I just think vandalism sabotages the message.”

Video taken by Portland Tribune reporter Zane Sparling captured the moments after Penny put out the fire. She said protesters approached her and lit the fire again.

“There was a young woman and a man and they wouldn’t let me by,” said Penny. “While I was arguing with the young woman, the man grabbed [the fire extinguisher] and ran away. I thought, ‘Shoot, I have no fire extinguisher.’”

At the same time, other protesters were splashing paint against the precinct’s boarded-up windows. Some of it splattered into Penny’s hair. That was nothing compared to what 77-year-old Cobey went through. Protesters dumped paint on top of her and tossed yellow caution tape on her head.

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Additional source:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/08/blm-antifa-militants-rove-residential-neighborhood-threaten-murder-portland-residents-gonna-burn-building-video/




Oregon Atty General Loses Court Motion To Prevent Feds From Stopping Rioters


Oregon’s far-left attorney general, Ellen Rosenblum, sought a federal court order to prevent the feds from intervening in the ongoing riots in Portland. Her motion was denied today by a judge in the same courthouse that has been subjected to vandalism and arson. US District Judge Michael W. Mosman said that Rosenblum failed to establish that federal agents had a pattern or policy of widely arresting protesters in the streets and, therefore, the state lacks legal standing to seek to halt future incidents. Mosman wasn’t persuaded that danger was real. He discredited the state’s argument that Portland protesters would fear they were being kidnapped by far-right paramilitary groups.

As reported last week, Oregon’s far left attorney general, Ellen Rosenblum, sought a federal court order to protect her terrorist friends and prevent the feds from intervening in the continuous riotous acts that have been ongoing in Portland. Her motion was DENIED today by a judge in the very same courthouse that has been subjected to the repeated vandalism and arson.

Willamette Week reports:

A federal judge on Friday afternoon denied a request by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to issue a temporary restraining order against federal officers making arrests of Portland protesters without probable cause.

In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Michael W. Mosman said Rosenblum had failed to provide sufficient evidence that such arrests were occurring widely in the streets of Portland or were part of a federal policy. (Disclosure: Rosenblum is married to the co-owner of WW‘s parent company.)

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Portland: Antifa Threatens Black Retired Marine Holding an American Flag

Portland: For more than 50 nights, Gabriel Johnson, a black retired Marine, had been kept awake by the sounds of rioting and explosions near his home. He reached his limit at 3 o’clock in the morning on Sunday after counting 82 explosions and he marched into the chaos with his American flag in hand. He was called the n-word by black people and was chased by rioters with baseball bats. Later, a woman dressed in Black Lives Matter gear showed him a video recording of rioters following him back to his home. She did this to let him know they were keeping tabs on him. Another black veteran tried to stop the burning of Johnson’s flag, only to be beaten by Black Lives Matter members and supporters. Johnson blames the destruction of his city on the inaction of local leadership.

For more than 50 nights, Gabriel Johnson, 48, a retired Marine, has been kept awake by the sounds of rioting and explosions taking place outside his window in Portland, Ore. After two months of living in fear, at 3 a.m. Sunday he had had enough, “at that point I [had] counted 82 explosions and just thought, you know, somebody has to do something.”

Living only a block away from the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in downtown Portland, which has become an epicenter of violence that has overtaken the city, Johnson marched into the chaos with his American flag in hand.

PORTLAND BANS POLICE FROM WORKING WITH FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 

While he expected his actions would be divisive to some, the retired Marine was not prepared for the reaction he got.

“I was being called the N-word by Black people. People were chasing me around with baseball bats,” Johnson told Fox News.

While the Marine Corps veteran, who is Black, experienced many eye-opening events that night, there was one thing he saw that shocked him the most.

“Antifa has infiltrated Black Lives Matter,” Johnson said as he described a woman dressed in Black Lives Matter gear who showed him threatening footage of protesters following him back to his home, and letting him know they were keeping tabs on him. According to Johnson, this woman was also holding an Antifa pen and was communicating with others via walkie-talkie.

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Mob Leaders Demand Resignation of Portland Mayor Even Though He Supports Them

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler joined the violent mob as it clashed with Department of Homeland Security forces near the federal courthouse. Wheeler was hit by tear gas from officers and jeered by the rioters who called on him to resign because he took too long to join with them. While he was protected by five armed bodyguards, he said he saw nothing that would provoke federal agents to use tear gas.

Federal forces were brought into Portland after the mercenaries had been instigating riots every night for over 50 days and tried to burn down the federal courthouse. On Wednesday night, the destroyers barricaded the building and tried to set it ablaze with officers inside. Three officers may be permanently blind after being attacked with lasers. Some local politicians and officials accused DHS of escalating the violence because of their ‘heavy-handed’ response. Jo Ann Hardesty, the Portland City Commissioner, claimed it was police, not rioters, who were responsible for fires during the riots. Portland police said the claim was false and challenged her to present here reasons for saying that. Later, she apologized. -GEG

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler joined the protests in Oregon’s largest city as demonstrators continued to clash with Department of Homeland Security forces deployed by the Trump administration near the federal courthouse.

It didn’t go well for Wheeler, who was hit by tear gas from the officers and jeered by the protesters. Demonstrators frustrated with his handling of the city’s police department and his belated show of support for the protests chanted “F*** Ted Wheeler” and called on him to resign. The protests have been occurring since late May following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

“Ted, you’re the mayor. You’re in charge. We’re fighting out here, and you’re not. … We need you to help us or get out of the way,” musician and activist Mac Smiff told Wheeler. “If you don’t, it’s going to be four more years of hell. It’s going to be four more years of this. We’re going to be out here every night.”

As Wheeler was being booed, he was also hit by tear gas.

“I’m not going to lie — it stings; it’s hard to breathe,” Wheeler, a Democrat, told the New York Times. “And I can tell you with 100 percent honesty, I saw nothing which provoked this response.

“A lot of these people hate my guts,” said Wheeler of the crowd, but he noted they were unified in their desire for the federal presence to withdraw, adding, “President Trump needs to focus on coronavirus and get his troops out of the city. My biggest fear is that somebody’s going to die. I want them to leave. This is going to come to a city near you if we don’t stop it.”

Wheeler is not the first local official to be teargassed by federal officers. Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran posted photos after she was among the demonstrators gassed over the weekend.

“I was there Saturday and Sunday, and the crowd was by and large very peaceful, chanting,” Meieran told Yahoo News. “And then out of the blue there was, the federal forces came out, and without any warning, without any discrimination of targets, just started throwing canisters of tear gas into the street.”

Earlier Wednesday, the Portland City Council passed a resolution barring the local police from coordinating with federal law enforcement, whose presence has been repudiated by everyone from city officials and the governor to the state’s congressional delegation and prominent national Democrats.

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Additional source:

https://www.newsweek.com/portland-protests-hardesty-police-arson-1519883




Portland Plans to Force New Construction Sites to Include ‘Rest Spaces’ for Homeless People

Portland’s “planning and sustainability commission,” which writes and enforces the city’s building codes, approved a new rule that would require new construction to feature “opportunities to rest and be welcome” for those who do not number among that building’s residents or customers. One member of Portland’s planning and sustainability commission confirmed that the goal is to benefit homeless people. Inviting the homeless to rest is inviting them to squat. Once squatting takes place, claims to ownership will follow, based on long-held norms that property is possession. An estimated 34% of Portlanders want to leave the city due to the homeless problem.

To ensure that homeless “campers” have all the comforts they need, the very woke blue city of Portland is preparing a regulation to require all new homeowners to provide “rest spaces” for the homeless.

According to the Daily Wire:

The city’s “planning and sustainability commission,” which writes and enforces the city’s building codes, approved a change to building guidelines in November that would require new constuction [sic] to feature “opportunities to rest and be welcome” for those who do not number among that building’s residents or customers.

The requirement can be read a number of ways, but at least one member of the Portland planning and sustainability commission was clear to local reporters that the requirement is to the benefit of the city’s “unhoused,” who are often kicked off of private property for loitering, sleeping, or camping — as is (typically) a private property owner’s right.

“Just one of the realities of Portland right now is that we have a lot of folks who are unhoused who benefit from some of these spaces that provide weather protection,” she said when introducing the idea at a recent meeting.

Problem one is that this is an expropriation of private property.  Inviting the homeless in to “rest” is inviting the homeless in to squat.  And once squatting takes place, claims to ownership can follow, based on long held norms that property is possession.  Too bad about the people who actually paid for the property.

Problem two is that it’s pretty insulting to the homeless.  Instead of the city providing them with the housing and drug treatment many require, they get these private “rest spots” instead. 

It’s also supremely ignorant of who the homeless are and what homeless dynamics are.  Some homeless people are temporarily down on their luck.  Some are driven to living in their cars based on NIMBY environmental regulations and high housing costs that don’t jibe with their earnings.  Those are people who can be helped in far more dignified ways than “rest spots” on private property.

There are also “lifestyle” homeless, who have chronic drug, mental health, and drug-linked mental health issues who are very difficult to help because they won’t accept help.  Typically, they gather around a drug dealer and set up camp.  The rest spots can be new camps.  And once in, they can be fiercely territorial.  The new “rest spots” are likely to become battle grounds as these homeless seek to stake out new territory on private property.  Sound like a place to build some new construction in?  Lucky owners.

It almost sounds as if Portland’s insanely blue government is attempting to deputize the private sector to take on some of the city’s abundant homeless population in a bid to reduce stress on public spaces.

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Portland, Oregon: 24-Year Old Antifa Member Was Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison for Hitting Man in Head with a Baton


Gage Halupowski, a 24-year old member of Antifa, received a 70-month prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a man in downtown Portland during a mass demonstration in June. Video shows Halupowski hitting Adam Kelly, a right-wing protester, over the head with a baton and attacking him with pepper spray after Kelly appeared to come to the aid of another man under attack. Kelly wrote on Facebook that the blows to his head led to him suffer a concussion with wounds requiring 25 staples.

A 24-year-old man who hit another man over the head with a baton in June during dueling downtown Portland demonstrations was sentenced Friday to nearly six years in prison.

Gage Halupowski pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in connection with the June 29 attack on Adam Kelly outside The Nines Hotel along Southwest Morrison Street. Halupowski was identified as one of several masked, black-clothed demonstrators seen on video hitting and pepper-spraying Kelly after he appeared to come to the aid of another man who’d been attacked during the protests, authorities said.

Kelly, a right-wing protestor at the demonstrations, wrote on Facebook at the time that the blows to his head led to him suffering a concussion and needing 25 staples to close the wounds.

Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Melissa Marrero said Halupowski hitting Kelly in the back of the head with an expandable baton was “completely unexplainable, completely avoidable and didn’t need to happen.”

She said Kelly and Halupowski both were lucky that Kelly survived his injuries.

Defense attorney Edward Kroll said Halupowski made “a really terrible decision” and that Kelly didn’t deserve what happened to him, but the attorney believed the agreed-upon 70-month prison sentence was “one of the harshest sentences I’ve seen for someone with no criminal background and young age.”

Kroll cited the Measure 11 charges Halupowski faced and the attack being caught on video as leaving the 24-year-old with few options other than taking the plea deal. Kroll also noted that Halupowski hit Kelly once, but it had been determined that at least two other people hit him in the head with batons.

Marrero disagreed with Kroll’s assertions, saying she felt the charges and sentence were appropriate based on the severity of Kelly’s injuries and Halupowski’s strike. She said first-degree assault, which carried a potential 90-month sentence, and riot charges were initially considered in the case.

The prosecutor also said another person has been indicted and more people are under investigation in the same attack and other incidents stemming from the June demonstrations.

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